Foot warmer and rest.



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J. Y. SKEELS.

FOOT WARMER AND REST;

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24. 1903.

N0 MODEL.

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Patented December 15, 1903.

UNITED STATES PATENT -OFFICE.

JOHN Y. SKEELS, or STORM LAKE, IOWA.

FOOT wARM ER AND REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 746,753, dated December 15, 1903. Application filed February 24, 1903. Serial llal44,732. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN Y. SKEELS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Storm Lake, in the county of Buena Vista and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Foot Warmer and Rest, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to foot warmers and rests of that class that are associated with heated-water or steam radiators.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a foot warmer and rest adapted to be connected in the main circulating-pipes, so that the entire volume of steam or heated water will travel therethrough either before or after passing through the radiator, the foot-warmer forming an active heat-radiating agent.

A further object of the invention is to provide a structure of the character specified in which provision is made for presenting the greatest heat to the front portion of the foot, where it is'most needed, thereby obviating the liability of causing the heel-lifts of the boot or shoe to become separated, as. frequently results where the heels are heated.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportions,

size, and minor details of the structure may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a portion of a steam or heated-Water radiator, showing adevice of this invention associated therewith.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the structure. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional elevation of the same. Fig. tis a view similar to Fig. 3, illustrating, on a somewhat-smaller scale, the foot-warmer as designed for use in connection with a heated-water-circulating system.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

In the drawings, 1 designate a radiator which may be either of the steam or heatedwater type and connected at its base with a pipe 2, representing either the supply or discharge pipe for conducting steam or heated water to or from the radiator.

The combined foot warmer and rest (designated generally 3) is by preference made in a single casting and is provided at each end with a threaded opening with which connects, respectively,the pipes 2 and 5, and such pipes may be connected to the central portions of the ends of the foot-warmer or at points adjacent to the upper and lower edges thereof. The structure is arranged at an angle to the floor, as shown in all of the figures, and when used in connectionwith hot-water systems is preferably of the construction illustrated in Fig. 4:, comprising a single chamber 6, into which the heated water passes and heats the device. When the footfwarmer is designed for use in connection with steam-heated systems, it is preferably constructed in the manner best shown in Figs. 2 and 3, wherein the upper half is formed into a closed casing or chamber 6, into which the steam passes, the

lower half 7 being in the form of an openended chamber and permitting the circulation of air through the casing to keep the lower portion, upon which the heels of the user will rest, comparatively cool. The upper side of the casing is provided near its upper and lower end with longitudinal flanges 8 and 9, the inner faces of which are recessed at 10 to present recesses for a detachable grating or foot-rest ll, the'rear flange 9 heing'extended a sufficicnt distance above the grating to form a stop against which the heels of the boots or shoes of the user will rest, and will thus be held from slipping off the warmer. The steam passing tothe radiator fills the chamber 6 and heats the upper portion of the warmer,

the passage of steam to the chamber 7 being prevented by the partition 12, and by this arrangement, as before pointed out,not only is heat conserved that would be unnecessarily wasted, but the heating of the lower portion of the warmer, which would be unnecessary, is obviated. Of course there will be a certain amount of heat radiated from the partition 12, which will raise the temperature of the walls of the chamber 7 sufficiently'to cause drying of the boot or shoe heel and parts adjacent thereto; but the front portion of the foot will be subjected to a high degree of heat and owing to the fact that the grating 11 is placed above the upper face of the warmer overheating of the soles of the shoes or boots will be obviated.

In some cases a tile 11 may be employed in place of the grating shown in Figs. 2 and 3, or the upper surface of the foot-rest may be otherwise covered by the employment of any material of comparatively poorheat-conducting qualities.

The device of this invention is exceedingly simple in construction and may be readily manufactured and combined with steam or hot-water radiators already in use without necessitating any change in their structural arrangements.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. A device of the class specified, comprising a casing for connection in the main circulating-pipes of a heating system and forming an active heat-radiating agent, and inclined to form a foot-rest, the casing being provided with connecting means for the circulating-pipes whereby the latter act as supports for said casing.

2. A device of the class specified, comprising a casing constructed for connection in the main circulating-pipes of a heating system and comprising an inclined foot-rest, and a protecting cover extending over and spaced from the upper portion of said casing.

3. A device of the character specified, comprising a casing having one portion closed to constitute a heating-chamber and a second portion open to permit free circulation of the air, the closed portion of the casing having 'its lower portion open-ended, and a protecting cover extending over the top of both the closed and open portions of the casing.

5. A device of the class specified, comprising an inclined casing having its upper end closed, piping connections in communication with the lower portion of said upper end and forming supports for the device, the lower portion of said casing being opened at opposite ends to permit circulation of air.

6. In a device of the class specified, an inclined casing having an intermediate integral partition dividing the easing into an upper closed chamber and a lower chamber having open ends, piping connections at the opposite ends of the lower portion of said upper chamber and serving as supports, recessed flanges formed on the upper face of the casing, the lowermost flange being vertically extended to form a stop for the shoeheels of the user, and a detachable grating seated in said recessed flanges.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' JOHN Y. SKEELS.

Witnesses:

GHAs. J. CLANcY, L. R. ORoWELL. 

